A good, solid-quality, firm-textured wine that offers sturdy tannins and ripe, handsome red and black fruit flavors. Full-bodied, balanced, spicy and mouth-filling. Made from mostly Carneros merlot grapes, with the addition of 12% petit verdot and 7% cabernet sauvignon. Drink now or hold.
91 points, Jim Gordon, James Suckling (Jan 2025)